For those following these things, the counseling appointment went well enough. Emotional distance, my main line of defense against an awful past, set itself up again as a defense against the tide that is coming... and that has to come.
Currently, this song is my anthem. I love it, and wish that all people understood what it was saying. Give it a listen once and make me a happy Sam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkxdXj7PxRU